Cartoonist

From the moment he could clutch a pencil, cartooning has been a part of Thomas Lamar’s life. His popular spinal character, Vert, was birthed in 1991, shortly after sitting for Los Angeles College of Chiropractic’s admission interview. Vert soon became a regular installment in the college’s newspaper with his own cartoon and eventually was granted the status of school mascot.

Dr. Lamar resides just down the road from his office with his wife, Keri, and six children — Paige, Logan, Claire, Molly, Clayton, and Ruby. When he’s not cartooning or adjusting patients, he’s usually playing with his kids or finding excuses to work with his tractor around their mini-farm.